Capturing with AD FullCap vs PowerDirector

Video can be captured in DV, AVI or MPEG formats. Here's how to decide which
one to use:

  - If you intend to extensively edit the video, use AD FullCap to capture 
    in DV format. This will offer the best picture quality and allow 
    frame-accurate video editing of the digital video file. Keep in mind that
    "extensive editing" does not mean simple edits such as splitting a long 
    video into smaller clips, trimming the beginning or ending of a clip, 
    cutting out commercials from a TV show, etc.?all of which can be done 
    without frame-level accuracy. As the name implies, frame-accurate editing
    is best suited for editing fine details down to the frame level, such as
    stopping the video clip at the very point where a baseball touches the 
    swing of a bat. 

  - If you do not need frame-accurate editing because you simply want to 
    transfer a video to a DVD or CD with little or no editing, then use 
    PowerDirector to capture it in MPEG format. Although MPEG does not provide
    the same level of quality or editing detail as DV format, it generates 
    smaller files (which saves space on your hard drive) and eliminates a step
    when burning to DVD (which requires the video to be encoded in MPEG-2 
    format before it can be transferred to DVD.)
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